Josie Fischels
Digital News ProducerJosie Fischels is a Digital News Producer at Iowa Public Radio. She is a 2022 graduate of the University of Iowa’s school of journalism, where she also majored in theater arts (and, arguably, minored in the student newspaper, The Daily Iowan). Previously, she interned with the Denver Post in Denver, Colorado and at NPR in Washington, D.C.
Josie’s written work has placed in state and national competitions, including the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Hearst Journalism awards. She has also been named a finalist in national competitions, including the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence awards and the Associated Collegiate Press Story of the Year awards.
When she’s not working, you can find Josie learning to roller skate, curating her next killer outfit and seeing just how many recipes she can justify making in her air fryer.
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This week's quiz covers IPR news published between Feb. 19 and Feb. 23. Think you've got what it takes?
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This week's quiz covers news published by IPR between Feb. 12 and Feb. 16. Ready? Go!
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This week's quiz covers IPR news published between Feb. 2 and Feb. 9. Are you ready?
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The gender-bent revival of the Sondheim classic follows Bobbie as she navigates pressure from her peers to marry.
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This week's quiz covers news published between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2. Good luck!
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This quiz covers news published between Jan. 22 and Jan. 26. Think you've got what it takes?
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What does it really mean to be a woman? With the ever-changing roles, rights and identities of women in society, there are as many answers to that question as there are women in the world. We asked different women across the state share what womanhood means to them today.
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This week's quiz covers news published on IPR between Jan. 15 (the Iowa caucuses!) and Jan. 19. Think you got what it takes?
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This week's quiz covers news published on IPR between Jan. 8 and Jan. 12. Be sure to check our liveblog and special legislative coverage before you start!
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Iowa Public Radio offers background on the Iowa caucuses — what they are, why they matter, how they’ve changed for the 2024 race and how Iowans are participating.